| Dicotyledon | Literature for Delonix regia
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Fabaceae -- The Pea Family | Bibliography |
| Delonix regia | |
Common name(s): `ohai `ula, flamboyant, flame tree, royal poinciana |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Endemic and rare in Madagascar, widely cultivated throughout the tropics as an ornamental.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Moloka`i. |
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| Habit |
Trees 5-10(-15) m tall, with a broad sprawling crown, bark grayish, smooth. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves with 11-20(-25) pairs of pinnae, leaflets 10-25 pairs per pinna, elliptic, 5-10(-15) mm long, 2-5 mm wide, the rachis with pubescent projections between the pinnae, stipules pinnate with 4-5 segments; petioles 1/4-1/3 length of blade. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers 8-15 cm in diameter, pedicels articulated; sepals yellowish externally, red within; petals crimson or scarlet, but one larger, 4-7 cm long, white to yellow with red blotches, fading red. |
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| Fruit |
Pods oblong, flat, 20-70 cm long, 3-7 cm wide, dehiscent usually after falling to the ground. |
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| Seeds |
Seeds 18-45, yellow or dark brown, subcylindrical, 20-25 mm long, 6-8 mm in diameter. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 24, 28. |
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